Not since the premature obit for Karen Carpenter have so many mourned the passing of a "beloved and easily excitable host", because Huell Howser, the irreplaceable booster of The Entire State of California and father of Doogie, has gone to the Eternal Pledge Break. The man who exposed the secret vegan menu at In-N-Out Burger, ate at more greasy spoons than Bukowski, accosted more innocent passersby than a strung-out hooker; the man for whom the term "roadside attraction" was indistinguishable from "Chuck Norris actually doing something awesome!", will no longer be insisting that Luis actually get a look at that. Discovering California gold will now be left to cynical hipsters. There..., now are you sorry you mocked him, Jimmy Kimmel?

So, for the FINAL BROADCAST of NOSE HAIR LINT GLAND, the mourning Karen Carpenter, depressed Bob-Marc, and suicidal Dr. Fiasco will try to forget and move on. It's what Huell would do.